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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/46435| Title: | Chapter 17 : Elections |
| Other Titles: | Sociology of the Maltese Islands |
| Authors: | Vella, Mary Grace |
| Keywords: | Elections -- Malta Voting -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher: | Miller Publishing |
| Citation: | Vella, M. G. (2016). Chapter 17: Elections. In M. Briguglio, & M. Brown (Eds.), Sociology of the Maltese Islands (pp. 339-355). Ħal Luqa: Miller Publishing. |
| Abstract: | Voting is generally considered as the most basic and widespread political act; "the first and smallest step" (Gaines, 2005, p. 1 0) of citizen involvement in the democratic process. It is also considered a fundamental human right and a basic means for expressing oneself about one's ideological beliefs and mode of governance (Swift, 2002) and thus vital for political legitimacy and representation (Ell is, Gratschew, Pammett & Thiessen, 2006; Wattenberg, 2002). This chapter presents an overview of Malta's electoral process and main aspects of political culture, within the context of its traditional and emergent voting patterns of behaviour. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/46435 |
| ISBN: | 9789995752590 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSoWCri Sociology of the Maltese Islands |
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